Hog Wild was a
professional wrestling pay-per-view
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(PPV)
event
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produced by
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the first in the
Road Wild chronology. It took place on August 10, 1996 from the
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in
Sturgis, South Dakota in the United States.
The event took place on a Saturday instead of the Sunday more typical for pay-per-view events.
The event was notable for being the first pay-per-view event in WCW after the formation of the
New World Order stable
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at the previous month's
Bash at the Beach
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. In the
main event,
Hollywood Hogan
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defeated
The Giant
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to win the
WCW World Heavyweight Championship and spray-painted "nWo" on the title belt after the match. In other matches on the card,
The Outsiders (
Kevin Nash and
Scott Hall
Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name and under the ring name the Diamond Studd and with the ...
) defeated
Sting and Lex Luger
The professional wrestling tag team of Sting and Lex Luger were best known for competing in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which later became World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA). The team debuted in 1988 and di ...
while
Ric Flair
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,
Rey Misterio Jr.
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and
Harlem Heat retained their
United States Heavyweight,
Cruiserweight and
World Tag Team Championships respectively.
Storylines
The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers portrayed
villains
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,
heroes
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, or
less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Event
The opening bout was a
tag team match in which
The Public Enemy (
Rocco Rock and
Johnny Grunge) defeated Rough and Ready (
Dick Slater and
Mike Enos. This match and the seven following matches aired on ''
WCW Saturday Night'' prior to the pay-per-view broadcast.
The second bout was a
singles match between
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Salvador Guerrero IV (born October 20, 1970) better known by his ring names Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr., is an American professional wrestler. He has previously worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), WWE, World Wrestling Feder ...
and
Konnan. Konnan won the bout by pinfall after performing ''
Splash Mountain
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'' on Guerrero Jr.
[
The third bout was a tag team match pitting High Voltage (]Kenny Kaos
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and Robbie Rage
Robert J. Knapik (born 1970) is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Robbie Rage and as a part of the tag team High Voltage with Kenny Kaos.
Early life
...
) against The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs
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Early life
Knobbs was born on May 6 ...
and Jerry Sags). The match was won by the Nasty Boys.
The fourth bout was a singles match between Alex Wright and Earl Robert Eaton
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. Wright won the bout by pinfall using a body press.[
The fifth bout was a ]six-man tag team match
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pitting The Dungeon of Doom ( The Barbarian, Meng, and The Taskmaster) against the makeshift team of Jim Powers, Joe Gomez, and Mark Starr. The bout was won by the Dungeon of Doom.
The sixth bout was a singles match between David Taylor and Mr. J.L. Taylor won the bout by pinfall following a fallaway slam
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.[
The seventh bout was a singles match between Diamond Dallas Page and The Renegade. Page won the bout by pinfall following a '']Diamond Cutter
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''.[
The eighth bout was a singles match between Arn Anderson and Hugh Morrus. Anderson won the bout by pinfall following a DDT.][
The ninth bout, and the first to air on the pay-per-view broadcast, saw ]WCW Cruiserweight Champion
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Rey Misterio Jr.
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defend his title against Último Dragón. Misterio Jr. defeated Último Dragón to retain his title using a rana
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.[
The tenth bout was a singles match between former tag team partners ]Ice Train
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and Scott Norton. Norton defeated Ice Train by submission using a Fujiwara armbar
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.[
The eleventh bout was a singles match between Bull Nakano and Madusa, with the stipulation that the winner would be allowed to destroy the loser's motorcycle. The match ended when Nakano gave Madusa a bridging backdrop suplex but Madusa lifted her shoulder off the mat, resulting in Nakano herself being pinned. Following the match, Madusa destroyed Nakano's ]Honda motorcycle
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using a sledgehammer.[
The twelfth bout was a singles match between Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko, with the premise that Malenko was aiming to collect a ]bounty
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that had been put on Benoit by The Dungeon of Doom. The match originally went to a time limit draw after 20 minutes, but was given two overtime periods of five minutes each. Benoit ultimately won the match by pinning Malenko using a roll-up following a distraction from his manager, Woman.[
The thirteenth bout was a tag team match in which WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (]Booker T Booker T or Booker T. may refer to
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** List of things named after Booker T. Washington, some nicknamed "Booker T."
* Booker T. Jones (born 1944) ...
and Stevie Ray) defended their titles against The Steiner Brothers ( Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner). Harlem Heat retained their titles after their valet Sister Sherri
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threw powder in Rick Steiner's eyes then their manager Col. Robert Parker Bob, Bobby, Robbie, Rob or Robert Fuller may refer to:
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broke his cane over Steiner's head, enabling Booker T to pin Steiner.[
The fourteenth bout saw ]WCW United States Heavyweight Champion
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Ric Flair
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defend his title against Eddie Guerrero. The match ended when Flair applied a figure-four leglock to Guerrero, resulting in Guerrero being pinned.[
The penultimate bout was a tag team match pitting The Outsiders ( Kevin Nash and ]Scott Hall
Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name and under the ring name the Diamond Studd and with the ...
) against Sting and Lex Luger
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. The match ended when referee Nick Patrick seemingly accidentally fell into Luger's leg while he applied the '' Torture Rack'' to Hall, knocking Luger down and enabling Hall to pin him.[
The main event saw ]WCW World Heavyweight Champion
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The Giant
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*Giants (Greek mythology)
*Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...
defend his title against Hollywood Hogan
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, the leader of the newly-formed New World Order (nWo) stable
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. The match ended when Hogan's nWo stablemates Kevin Nash and Scott Hall came to the ring, enabling Hogan to hit The Giant with the title belt and pin him to become the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Following the match, Hogan's old friend The Booty Man
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came to the ring wearing an nWo t-shirt on and carrying a birthday cake for Hogan, only for Hogan, Hall, and Nash to attack him. Hogan then spray-painted "nWo" on the face of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.[
]
Reception
Kevin Pantoja of 411mania rated the event 7 out of 10 stars and praised it, with "Most pay-per-views after the nWo featured a good undercard and a poor main event scene. Here you had three really good to great matches in Mysterio/Dragon, Benoit/Malenko and Flair/Guerrero. There was some crap like the WCW Title match but this was still actually an enjoyable show and I did not expect that."
Results
References
External links
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1996 in South Dakota
1996 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events
August 1996 events in the United States
Events in South Dakota
Professional wrestling in Sturgis, South Dakota